Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-12
HOUSE.

The House met at 10 a. m, the proceed
ings being opened with prayer by Delegate
Hensley, OF Marion county.
A communication from the Clerk OF the
Senate st forth that that body had passed
Ii. +. 10, Ii. Il. Il, Ii. b. ,.
A Resolution offered by Mr.. Hamilton
instructing the Sergeant at Arms to draw
his warrants for Clerks extra pay ut adj
iournment Of session.
A Resolution offered Mr.. Hensley author
izing the Sergeant at Arms to draw his
warrant for six extra days in favor of the
Speaker ut adjournment OF the session.
A Resolution offered by Mr.. Davisson
allowing the Sergeant ut Arms i've extra
days to finish up the business Of his office
was amended 50 Is to read two extra days
and passed.
4 message from the Senate announced
the passage Of II. Is. ;, making apPrOPria-
tons of public money to pay members OF the
Legislature and the salaries Of the officers
of the Government. The bill being read
md amendments adopted 1t was passed to
20 into effect from passage.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Kidd,
authorizing the Sergeant-at-Armst to draw
his warrant for $500 per day for services
/ by J. A. Erskine.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Raglaud
increasing pay of three pages Sl.OO per day
being objected to, was laid over under the
rules.
A message by Senator Gettinger setting
| forth that the Senate had adopted >. ). h.
| 9, requesting the Senators and Representa-
tives from this State to take proper steps
TO have the general Government
refund to this State the amount OF money
appropriated at this session to pay certain
! militia officers and the heirs of such officers
! IS are dead, tor services rendered IN the
war of ls6l-5, and asking concurrence OF
| the House therein.
! II. b. 1.-THE appropriation bill for general
| purposes, rs amended by the Senate was
then taken up and the most important
| changes made being the refusal to concur
| IN the amendment making appropriation OF
| S1OO, 600 for criminal charges; amending
| -, 900 appropriated for transportation OF
! patients To Hospital for the Insane, to read
| So, 500; cOnCurring in Senate amendments
increasing appropriation for contingent eN'
penses OF the Senate $500 and the House OF
| Delegates 5000; allowing 5000 additional,
| As amended by the Senate, to the contin-
yent fund for Treasurer's office; refusing to
| concur in $500 additional appropriated for
| Vaccine Agents: COncurring in amendment
striking ont appropriation for publication
of evidence Of investigation Of Insane
| Asylum.
MIR. Toler was granted leave of absence
/ until Monday.
Leave of absence was granted Mr..
! Brown.
| The House then resumed consideration
of the general appropriation bill as
amended by the Senate, the following
amendments being acted upon: refusing to
agree with increase OF $500 for transporta-
ton of patients to Insane Asylum, and
agreeing to amendment increasing cOntn-
gent fund of Treasurer's office 800, where
upon the bill was adopted, TO take effect
from its passage.
SIR. 9. communicated this morning,
was adopted.
j. X. IL, providing for the restoration
of certain employees of the Hospital for the
Insane, was read and amended by striking
ont the word reluctantly and by fur
Their striking out that portion providing
for compensation from time of discharge OF
employee. Here Mr.. Woods moved that
the resolution he laid on the table, which
was lost by vote of % to "a, and the
resolution was then agreed to by vote OF
2S to ~
A message was received from the Senate
by Senator Oxley, setting forth that the
Senate had passed s B. ) by the neces-
sary constitutional vote over the Governor
veto.
Engrossed II. B. Is, relating to the pay
ment of fines by working on roads or other
public works, was lost by q vote of 80
OS
Upon motion Of Mr.. Chancellor S. B. 8,
passed by the Senate notwithstanding OBJ,
jections of the Governor, was taken up,